old chestnut
Example Sentences
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There was the old chestnut of a botched restart reception; there were forced passes and hesitant defence.
From BBC • Jul. 2, 2025
It wasn’t; it was a hoary old chestnut that had already proved its inadequacy.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024
Consider the old chestnut, “All Greeks are mortal, Socrates is Greek, therefore Socrates is mortal.”
From Salon • Jul. 29, 2024
There may be no such thing as bad pizza, as the old chestnut goes, but some pizzas are better than others.
From New York Times • May 13, 2023
Well, this is going to be a new spin on that tired old chestnut.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
